Telescoping device for hats.



F. J. OHARE & G. E. LOVEJOY.

TELESGOPING DEVICE FOR HATS.

APPLICATION FILED 110v. 1, 1911.

1,090,083.- Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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TELESCOPING DEVICE FOR HATS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914:.

Applicati'on filed November 1, 1911. Serial No. 657,988.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, FRANK J. OlL-xnn andGEORGE E. LovnJoY, citizens of the United States, residing at Columbus,in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Telescoping Devices for Hats, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention relates to telescoping devices for hats, and isparticularly designed to provide a telescoping device for that form ofhats known as telescoped hats and to provide such a device as will beadaptable in size and contour to practically any hat upon the market.

It is aimed to provide a telescoping device of such a nature that itwill be adaptable to hats ranging in size from what is generally knownas boys size to the various mans size hat. In the attainment of thisresult, it is necessary to provide for circumferential adjustment and toprovide for a vertical extension to meet varying depths of crowns.

The preferred embodiment of our invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which similar characters of reference designatecorresponding parts, and in which:

Figure 1 is a transverse section of a hat with our telescoping deviceapplied thereto, Fig. 2 is a plan view of our telescoping device, and,Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof.

The basic unit of our telescoping device is desirably comprised ofsections 1 and 2 which are substantially semi-cylindrical in form andwhich are connected at their ends by closely fitting headed pins 3working in slots 4. This basic unit is somewhat flexible in its natureand because of such flexibility produces a sufficient frictional actionbetween the headed pins and adjacent surfaces of their slots to maintainthe said sections in any adjusted relation. This basic unit is desirablyof a permanent height and is approximately in the neighborhood of twoand one-half inches under normal circumstances. Mounted concentricallyupon the basic unit and desirably within the same is a supplemental bandcomprised of sections 5 and 6, likewise connected at their ends by slots7 and headed pins 8. These slots are desirably of the same length as theslots in the basic unit and the sections are designed for adjustment toalter the circumferoncc of the supplemental band when the circumferenceof the basic unit is al tcred. The sections of the basic unit aredesirably connected to the supplemental band by slots 9, bolts 10 andbutterfly nuts 11. These slots 9 are parallel and vertically extendingso that the sections 5 and (3 may be vertically moved together andclamped at any position upon the basic unit.

In order that accuracy of adjustment may be insured, we provide thesupplemental band sections with calibrated. surfaces as at 12 and eachhorizontal line shown upon the supplemental band, desirably designatesonequarter of an inch.

It will be seen that we have provided a telescoping device which isapplicable to practically any sized hat regardless of the depth of thecrown or the internal peripheral measurement thereof. It will also benoted, which is of prime importance, that adjustment of our device issuch as to maintain the normal oval contour.

What we claim, is-

1. A telescoping device for bats comprising a band of a settled height,and a concentric supplemental band secured upon said first-named band ina manner to permit vertical adjustment thereon.

2. A telescoping device for hats comprising a band-like formationvertically and circumferentially adjustable, said vertical adjustmentpositively maintaining said band formation in adjusted position.

3. A telescoping device for hats comprising a plurality of concentricbands for fitting within the hat, said bands being connected together ina manner to be vertically and circumfereutially adjustable.

4. A telescoping device for bats comprising a basic band-like:lormation, and a supplemental band positively mounted for verticaladjustment on said formation, said band being graduated for accuratedetermination of the various adjustments.

5. A telescoping'dcvice for hats comprismg vertically adjustableband-like formations, said formations being positively held invertically adjusted position.

6. A telescoping device for bats coinpris- I are positively maderelatively vertically ad- 10 ing vertically adjustable band-likeformajustable.

tions for fitting Within the hat, said forma- In testimony whereof Weour signations being positively held in vertically aoltures in presenceof two Witnesses. 5 justed position. FRANK J. OHARE.

7. A telescoping device for hats compris- GEORGE E. LOVEJOY. ing aplurality of band-like formations l Vitnesses: mounted one upon theother and having VALTER E. S. BOOK, slotted connections whereby saidformations C. C. SHEPHERD.

Gopzlee of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

